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Astana beat Manchester United to earn first Europa League points

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Kazakhstan’s Astana fought back to beat Manchester United side 2-1 at home on Thursday, earning their first points in the Europa League’s Group L this season.

Astana had not picked up a single point in the Europa League and had scored one goal before this, yet they have now beaten the former champions of Europe.

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United captain Jesse Lingard fired them ahead in the 10th minute before Dmitri Shomko and a Di’Shon Bernard own goal turned the match on its head shortly after halftime.

United, who had already booked their place in the last-32, stayed top on 10 points from five games, but second-placed AZ Alkmaar, who have eight from four, can leapfrog them if they beat Partizan Belgrade at home later on Thursday.

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Third-placed Partizan have four points and Astana three.

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United’s team was packed with academy products, including three starters playing at senior level for the first time, and they took the game to Astana as Lingard delighted the 1,000 away fans with a scorcher into the bottom left corner of the net.

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